The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

August 2021

  • XR: Oppressive policing = costly challenges

    As we enter week 2 of the Impossible Rebellion the police continue to act as private security for the government, protecting the interests of wealthy industry over the safety of its citizens. The Met have done their best to shut down each and every demonstration during the Impossible Rebellion, sometimes before rebels have had any opportunity… Continue reading

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  • Saving the climate with agriculture

    Many of us are worried that industrial agriculture is fueling the climate crisis. We are losing fertile soil, and pesticides are killing bees, butterflies and birds. I’ve received many questions asking what a better agriculture system could look like. Continue reading

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  • Scandal Behind the FDA Fake Approval of Pfizer Jab

    On August 23 as the FDA announced full approval for the Pfizer mRNA gene-edited substance. Or not quite, when the full papers of FDA are studied. Fauci, whose NIAID has financial interest in the vaccine, referred to the FDA decision as the “final stamp of approval.” It is however anything but final or an impartial,… Continue reading

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  • Robbing the Soil, 2: ‘Systematic theft of communal property’

    In 1549, tens of thousands of English peasants fought — and thousands died — to halt and reverse the spread of capitalist farming that was destroying their way of life. The largest action, known as Kett’s Rebellion, has been called “the greatest practical utopian project of Tudor England and the greatest anticapitalist rising in English… Continue reading

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  • Afghanistan News Links 30-31 August 2021

    31 August 2021 • 16:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Let’s Take The Profit Out Of Wars https://popularresistance.org/lets-take-the-profit-out-of-wars/ The Shadow of Afghanistan Affects the Taiwan Problem https://journal-neo.org/2021/08/31/the-shadow-of-afghanistan-affects-the-taiwan-problem/ Continue reading

  • A Message to the EU: Address the Real Public Health Crisis by Banning Glyphosate (Part One)

    The herbicide glyphosate – the most widely used herbicide on the planet – is authorised for use in the EU until December 2022. The EU is currently assessing whether its licence should be renewed. Environmentalist and campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter to the head of the Pesticides Unit at the… Continue reading

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  • China News Links 27-30 August 2021

    30 August 2021 — The New Dark Age Is The Defeat In Afghanistan Aimed At Embarrassing Russia And China? https://orientalreview.org/2021/08/30/is-the-defeat-in-afghanistan-aimed-at-embarrassing-russia-and-china/ China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58384457 Continue reading

  • US-China relations at crossroads

    The Biden Administration, in dire straits over Afghanistan, is pursuing China for help. There have been two phone calls to Chinese State Councilor and FM Wang Yi from US Secretary of state Antony Blinken since August 16 alone.  Continue reading

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  • Afghanistan News Links 29-30 August 2021

    30 August 2021 • 16:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Chris Hedges: The Empire Does Not Forgive https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-afghanistan-empire-does-not-forgive/278346/ Did the US Support the Growth of ISIS-K in Afghanistan? https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-the-us-support-the-growth-of-isis-k-in-afghanistan/278339/ Viral Infographic Reveals the Shocking Amount of Continue reading

  • Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-10

    The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed today in an interview with CBS “Face the Nation” the evolving relationship between Washington and the Afghan Taliban. Three things emerge.  First, Sullivan disclosed that “over-the-horizon strikes” against the ISIS-K from outside Afghanistan will continue but he ruled out any return to combat missions. Continue reading

  • India reaches out to Russia to break out of regional isolation over Afghanistan

    The Indian establishment media hyped up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 24 in a desperate attempt to distract attention from Delhi’s abject isolation over the Afghanistan situation. Continue reading

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  • Afghanistan News Links 28-29 August 2021

    29 August 2021 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The Futility Of The Afghan War And “War On Terror” https://popularresistance.org/the-futility-of-the-afghan-war-and-war-on-terror/ Continue reading

  • Black Agenda Report 26 August 2021

    26 August 2021 — Black Agenda Report Gentrification and the End of Black Communities Margaret Kimberley, BAR Editor and Senior Columnist Census data show that gentrification is accelerating Black displacement. Continue reading

  • The September 2021 issue of ColdType (Issue 226) is now online

    Welcome to the September issue of ColdType with another great line-up of first-rate reading and eye-catching photography. This week’s main section features John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead’s alphabet of state-imposed tyranny that is sweeping the US. In other stories, Joe Allen visits Sturgis, South Dakota, for the annual motorcycle rally, John Pilger sits inside a London court on a day that… Continue reading

  • ‘Bombshell’ study finds natural immunity superior to vaccination

    IF THE FINDINGS ARE CONFIRMED, THE IMPLICATIONS FOR COVID POLICY WILL BE PROFOUND A major study conducted by Israeli researchers into natural immunity has found that immunity acquired via infection from Covid-19 is superior to immunity from the Pfizer vaccine. Continue reading

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  • The Foreign Policy Borg And The Retreat From Afghanistan – by Michael Brenner

    There are few things in this kaleidoscopic world of ours that we can count on – for predictability, for fixity of outlook, for unswerving resistance to the vicissitudes of life. The American foreign policy community is one of them. They reliably react to stunning events in the world with reiteration of what they have been… Continue reading

  • Part 2 – Afghanistan News Links 24-28 August 2021

    28 August 2021 •  20:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Here comes China: Afghanistan, 7 Deadly Sins, Space, Common Prosperity Taliban Takeover Alarms The Gulf https://popularresistance.org/taliban-takeover-alarms-the-gulf/ Continue reading

  • Part 1 – Afghanistan News Links 24-28 August 2021

    28 August 2021 — The New Dark Age ‘Accountability to the People of Afghanistan Should Remain Our Focal Point’ https://fair.org/home/accountability-to-the-people-of-afghanistan-should-remain-our-focal-point/ Taliban orders Kabul residents to hand over weapons, ammo & ‘state property’ https://www.rt.com/news/533308-taliban-order-weapons-ammunition-handover/ ‘So Much of This War Has Got Almost Nothing to Do With the Afghans Themselves’ https://fair.org/home/so-much-of-this-war-has-got-almost-nothing-to-do-with-the-afghans-themselves/ Continue reading

  • Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-9

    The commander of CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie disclosed to journalists on Thursday that  the US was already sharing information on terror threats in Afghanistan with Taliban. As he put it, “We share versions of this information with the Taliban so that they actually make searches… We think they’ve thwarted some.” Continue reading

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  • Reflections on Events in Afghanistan -8

    This week will stand out as a pivotal moment in President Joe Biden’s presidency. It has been a humble moment yet bold and decisive, far-sighted but tactical, and focused on America’s self-interests. It underscores that the US’ capacity to force its will on other countries (or even non-state actors) has dramatically diminished. Continue reading